Cancer Survivor - Blog Posts

THIS its so important to understand that while yes absolutely we need support and funding for sick kids - these same kids will likely still be sick as young adults and need support then too.

I feel like people forget that pediatric illnesses generally last into adulthood like…childhood cancer survivors often have medical complications for the rest of their (adult) lives. My juvenile arthritis will be around when I’m 75. Crohn’s disease, cystic fibrosis, congenital heart defects - all of these things, when acquired in childhood, have lifelong complications. Childhood diseases aren’t just cute, happy kids smiling from hospital beds. Theyre pain and suffering and learning to live differently forever.

getting the cancer response is particularly funny for me.

i had cancer. thats what made me chronically ill.

telling people that seems to blow their minds.

theyre like no but cancer is the worst and you dont have that now but you had it before so youve had both cancer and being chronically ill but like cancer is worse and-

they dont know what to do with that. they tried to make a smart comment and it failed miserably. its funny to me. (i have to laugh or ill cry)

Telling a chronically ill person "at least its not cancer"

Or someone who's disabled due to a tragic accident "it could've been worse it could've disabled you more"

Or anything along the lines of "you could be dead or more disabled be greatful" I hope you rot in a hole where everyone you ever loved forgets you ever existed and you have to sit with that like in coco where you disappear when you're forgotten because that is so insanely rude and even more disgusting and if you don't know how to talk about disabilities without trying to "look on the bright side" or try and cheer people up about it maybe you shouldn't talk about them because some disabilities just are and they're always going to be and there's nothing anyone can do about it

And if someone is dying from their condition but its taking years instead of being fast like tv and stuff portrays it pls for the love of God don't tell them they "aren't dying fast enough" or "weren't you dying last year"

This post is specifically in reference to all the horrible comments able bodied people leave on disabled ppls social media's where the person shares their experiences

its okay to mourn.

its okay to mourn the childhood you could’ve had.

its okay to mourn the career you could’ve had.

its okay to mourn the children you could’ve had.

its okay to mourn the education you could’ve had.

its okay to mourn the friendships and social life you could’ve had.

its okay to mourn the hobbies you could’ve had.

its okay to mourn the travel you could’ve had.

its okay to mourn the life you could’ve had.

nobody gets to tell you that you need to cheer up.

Posting for a close friend. Made it through all the chemo, now has big medical bills. Check out her pages, really good content

You got this buddy

“Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.”

— Unknown

Well, almost 6 weeks have gone by since my surgery date and I'm in less pain. But after 6 weeks of not being allowed to bend my knees at all are put any pressure I fear that the worst is yet to come in relevance to pain.

Next week going for X-rays. So it's going to determine if the surgery helped or if it was all for naught. What physio will look like.

My goal is to be walking by Christmas. Fi gets very much crossed.

August 20th i got a double knee surgery to fix osteo necrosis caused by chemo.

The fun never ends for your local cancer patient.

Quick story about me.

I had Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

I was diagnosed in March 2018. And was treated until July of 2020. It was a long road and with a lot of complications and ups and downs.

This page is dedicated to people who don't feel comfortable talking about their cancer journey, and that is okay.

But I'll be sharing memes, my own story, and things that I have found out along the way.

Things like cancer are funny, because people think you're some sort of hero. And that's what is the most scary. You are afraid to let everyone down. And it's horrible.

My family was toxic. Made me feel bad for the debt we went into because my treatments weren't where we lived so we had to travel.

My sister made me feel guilty for not talking to her much, because she couldn't be with me. And she blamed me. When all I could do all day was try not to throw up, go to I appointments and do my best to sleep because it was far and few between.

Family can be toxic. And a lot of the time, they don't understand just how hard it was for you. But stay strong. Or tell them off. Because you, are the one facing that monster that is chemo or radiation or transplant. Or in the bad cases, your own mortality.

They don't know how it is. They won't ever know until they go through it. Hopefully they never have to.

Definitely what I called mine 😂😂 going to make it into a pendant.

Bro. All to true.

What is your least favorite saying people say/said to you through your diagnosis or treatment?

i wish there was a place where i could talk about how having cancer when i was fucking 5 fucked me up without someone saying i’m brave. i don’t care that i’m brave. my entire life has been fucked since the day i got diagnosed. stop fucking pitying me. being brave doesn’t mean anything anymore, it has the same effect as someone saying something about the weather. being brave isn’t shit.